Young Adult Category

YA Weekend: Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Spencer Hill Press (9/22/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Never Never confirms what I’ve always suspected – that Peter Pan is a twisted […]

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YA Weekend: The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich Genre: Young Adult, Horror Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers (9/15/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars First let me say I had no idea before I got […]

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YA Weekend: Earth Flight by Janet Edwards

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Earth Flight by Janet Edwards Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Book 3 of Earth Girl Publisher: Pyr (US: 9/8/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars If you ask me, this trilogy couldn’t have ended more […]

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YA Weekend Audio: The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Witch Hunter Publisher: Hachette Audio (6/2/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 3.5 of 5 stars Narrators: Nicola Barber | Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins The Witch […]

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Waiting on Wednesday 08/26/15

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum: September 22, 2015 (Spencer Hill Press) While I’m pretty ambivalent about the original tale of Peter Pan and Neverland, I admit to a real […]

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YA Weekend: Alien Child by Pamela Sargent

Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Series: Standalone Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media (May 19th, 2015; originally published January 1, 1988) Author Information: Website Tiara’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars   Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book was provided to me by Open Road Integrated Media. I would […]

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YA Weekend: Court of Fives by Kate Elliott

A review copy was provided by the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Court of Fives by Kate Elliott Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Court of Fives Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (8/18/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars While it’s true that I have not […]

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Waiting on Wednesday 08/05/15

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: Calamity by Brandon Sanderson: February 16, 2016 (Delacorte) What can I say? It’s Brandon Sanderson’s third book of his Reckoners series. I loved Steelheart. I loved Firefight. So just gimme this concluding volume […]

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Backlist Burndown: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

As book bloggers, sometimes we get so caught up reading review titles and new releases that we end up missing out on a lot previously published books. As a result, one of my goals this year is to take more time to catch up with my backlist, especially in my personal reading pile. And it […]

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YA Weekend: Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Daughter of Dusk by Livia Blackburne Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Midnight Thief Publisher: Disney Hyperion (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Full disclosure: I was a beta reader for an earlier draft of […]

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